Defining Beauty: Greek sculpture at the British Museum

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This is the absolutely-must-see exhibition of the year. Just make sure you
don’t miss it. From the moment you enter you will understand why.

You are greeted by a bathing Aphrodite’s orbed buttocks. And, of course, you
want to see more of this goddess of desire. Her fingertips, peeping
provocatively over one pure marble shoulder, seem to beckon you a bit
closer. You obey. But still, seen from the side, she remains tantalisingly
hidden. Move on round.

Still, even gazing full-frontal, you find yourself thwarted. An upflung arm
and raised knee all but obscure this seductress. There is only one